May: the Month or Reunions!

In May we had Cheryl and Sarah visit!

We were so proud of Cheryl for coming all of the way by herself! We were so excited to show her our life here in Korea! She stayed for 3 weeks and I think got to see a real taste of what it is like in Korea!

We took her to so many places! Here are some of the highlights!

1. Taking her to a Norebang! We sang our hearts out with our friends!
2. Taking her to Gyengyu to see the Seokguram Grotto. Her first hike here, it was a steep one!
3. Gangwando Biking trip - it was a bit tougher than we expected (60km, mostly uphill) but an amazing day! We biked along the DMZ barbed wire fence and stopped to look into North Korea!

The Sarah came! We also jam packed her stay aswell! It was such a breath of fresh air having her here! I was over the moon that she came! It just solidified our friendship, because we can be apart for months on end, and when we see each other it was like no time had passed! I felt like she had been here forever! I missed her so much and it was so nice to just see her again! If you are reading this, you truly are an amazing friend and I am so happy to have you in my life!

We took them out Friday night to Wine Bar, California Bar and Kokamo to get the full night life here! Then off to Seoul the next day! We kept them really busy!

1. First stop Seodaemun Prison where the Japanese kept Koreans who were trying to separate their country from Japan
2. Gyeongbokgung Palace - absolutely stunning! The grounds were surreal and the palace was huge, just sitting in the middle of Seoul!
3. We had a very traditional meal in Insadong - bibimbop, bulgolgi, pajeon and ofcourse all the kimchi you could eat! It was a lovely time
4. We shopped till we dropped in Insadong! 
5. Off to Itaewon to have a drink
6. Namsan tower - where we met up with Sarahs old friend Jihye (Jessica) that did an exchange and stayed with Sarah's parents. That was when Sarah was in Grade 5! IT was such an experience. As were walking up the mountain, she pulls Sarah's arm out of nowhere! We were supposed to meet them at the top! How Crazy! JEssica and her boyfriend were just lovely and I am so glad I got to meet them! They treated us to dinner in a restaurant which overlooked Seoul! It was the perfect way to end a fantastic day, I got to see some more sights and make new friends! 

Sunday we were off to Big Buddha and Taejosan Park for a picnic. Sunbin took us to Taehaksan, where we saw a Buddha carved in Rock! IT was another successful day!

Sarah and Cheryl both left on that Tuesday following this busy weekend! We were sad to see them off, but excited we would see them soon! We were so over joyed to have people from home, it really shake any home sickness that we had! Love to you both!